Modi’s neo-challenge: AAP’s ‘soft Hindutva’, deeper marginalisation of Congress
The Delhi election mandate has given the traditional Modi-bashers and the secular brigade a plenty of reasons to cheer. As one analyses the poll results and tries to look at things that will unfold, it may not More...
Jan Lokpal Bill, 2015 – Federal Perversion And Subordination
A 400% hike in salaries of the members of the Legislative Assembly was recently announced by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Surely, the pseudo-political ascetics at the Aam Aadmi Party have travelled a long way from More...
Arvind Kejriwal’s endless sanctimony
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has crafted a new political philosophy. According to the Kejriwal School of Thought, governance is a mix of reckless populism, sanctimonious statements, and a variety of theatrical More...
It’s all your fault Mr. Narendra Modi
Dear Sri Narendra Modi, We, the great middle class of this country voted for you. Overwhelmingly voted for you. Gave your party its biggest ever mandate. We trusted you with our destiny. We also laboured hard to More...
Looming Spectre of Anti-Hindu Political Front: Now It is Hindus Versus All Others
India won freedom in 1947 after passing through a blood bath of unimagineable proportions. At that time it was believed that in the coming decades the Hindus will be able to live peaceably in their ancient homeland. More...
Mukul Kesavan’s cartoonish sojourns
In the 12 February edition of The Telegraph eminent secular columnist Mukul Kesavan decided to share his wisdom on the BJP’s disastrous performance in the Delhi polls. The opening statement sets the tone: The More...
Narendra Modi and the Law of Unspecified Prerequisites
A most important factor responsible for rout of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Delhi Assembly polls pertains to a simple fact: the Narendra Modi dispensation forgot the fundamental difference between divine powers More...
DELHI POLLS: Modi prepared pitch for Modi
Aam Aadmi Party boss Arvind Kejriwal’s impressive victory in Delhi Assembly elections is also the resounding defeat of the Narendra Modi government and the Bharatiya Janata Party, notwithstanding the protestations More...
Delhi Elections: Return of the protest-happy Anarchist
Edward Murrow gave us the renowned quote ‘A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves’, which underscores what often goes wrong in a democracy which we perceive to be a ‘Government of the people , More...